M-W's Jones wins state triple jump

Darrel Jones of Monroe-Woodbury won public school and Federation titles in the triple jump at the New York state championships at Cornell University in Ithaca on Saturday.

Ken McMillan

Darrel Jones of Monroe-Woodbury won public school and Federation titles in the triple jump at the New York state championships at Cornell University in Ithaca on Saturday.

Jones won with a leap of 47 feet, 9﻿1/4 inches, an improvement of nearly 16 inches. He seized the lead in the final flight with a 47-2 on his second attempt. His winning leap came in the fifth of sixth rounds.

There were certainly some heart-stopping moments when Middletown's Jamal Bynum busted off a big leap on his final attempt but the officials marked him a quarter-inch shy of Jones to place second — the 47-9 attempt was 11 inches better than his season-best. Bynum also improved 11 inches in the long jump to finish second at 22 feet, 2﻿1/2 inches.

Ellenville's Justin Farrenkopf placed second in the pole vault at 14-9. Todd Uckermark of Warwick cleared 14-6, placing fourth overall and third among public schools.

Christina Zelenoy of Monroe-Woodbury was seventh overall and sixth among public schools in the 600 in 1:37.34. Warwick's Darby Ginley was seventh overall and sixth among public schools in the 1,000 in 2:57.60. Cornwall's girls' 1,600 relay of Elena Rudy, Christa Sidoti, Gabyrelle Fanning and Jillian Decker was seventh overall and sixth among public schools at 4:06.90.

D'Yanna McCaskill of Newburgh was 10th overall and sixth among public schools in the 300 in 41.43.

The final meet of the indoor season will take place next weekend when the New Balance Indoor Nationals are hosted by the New York Armory.

Public-school finishes and Federation places, if different, in parenthesis.